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Kenya Introduces New Gambling Ads Regulations

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6 years ago

May 6, 2019

Kenya Introduces New Gambling Ads Regulations

Dr Fred Matiang'i, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Security in Kenya. / Photo Source: kenyans.co.ke

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Kenya has introduced new gambling regulations which include banning advertising outdoors and on social media. Investors and betting firms have time until June 30 to comply with the new regulations.

Under the new rules, any gambling advertising will need approval by the regulator and will be required to contain a warning message which must constitute a third of the actual advertisement. Advertising of gambling will be banned between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

“Rogue behaviour in the betting and lotteries industry is endangering the lives of our young people. This clean up has just started and we will carry it through no matter what it takes, because young Kenyan lives are worth saving,” Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i said.

“76 percent of youth in Kenya are bettors – this is the highest figure in Africa, while half a million have been blacklisted by lenders because they borrowed to bet and failed to pay back,” he added.

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Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.